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Tuesday's gathering will mark the first time in 22 years that lawmakers will be sworn in on the holiday. The state constitution requires that the event take place on the first Tuesday in January every other year.
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Plenty of work awaits the Legislature, with transportation funding, pension reform and passage of the 2013-14 state budget at the top of the list.
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2 Responses to "Confronting the Backlash against Implicit Bias"
March 23, 2009 at 5:32 am
I'm going to focus on race and present a criticism of IAT research not addressed by the paper: psychologists have done a disservice to black people and other targets of implicit bias by not probing what steps they can take to proactively guard themselves against it.
Most IAT articles propose no practical interventions, because psychologists don't have the resources to change institutions like the legal system, so suggestions for public policy at the end of papers are almost useless. Likewise, whites will never be motivated in mass to work at changing automatic attitudes over which they have no control. What can be useful is conveying to blacks how such attitudes can be partially overcome.
Even in limited interactions, blacks can take steps to reduce the initial negative reactions of whites. They can even slingshot themselves from making a bad impression to making an extremely positive first impression. Why do you think Hootie and the Blowfish went platinum with such plain soft rock, or the president was elected after an unremarkable legislative career and vague promises for change? They both subtly disassociated from mainstream African American culture, and wound up being held to quite low standards.
Here are some initial suggested interventions for blacks who fret they might be subjected to implicit bias: dress in a non-threatening manner; do not convey a strong swagger or attitude; try to use correct grammar; try to speak with a white accent; show reflection has gone into your words, rather than mindless improvisation. Some encouraging research has even shown going by a name that isn't distinctively black can increase job application response rates, which is pretty useful knowledge for black job hunters.
The optimistic lesson is that blacks have substantial control over the automatic reactions they induce, through how they present themselves.
So get cracking situationists, and redirect research to examine how black behavioral changes can reduce hidden bias. This is the only realistic way to empower blacks against it.
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Here's Your Sign? Oak Ridge holds regulations meeting Thursday
The city of Oak Ridge will hold a public hearing on sign regulations at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the Central Services Complex Multipurpose Room, 100 Woodbury Lane.
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The iPhone has clearly infiltrated our culture. Its owners are rabidly loyal, and they'll tell you that every other phone is inferior to theirs. Alas, the many people out there still devoted to BlackBerry can only look longingly at the iPhone, wishing for some of those cool features that Apple has become famous for.
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The Web browser is a little faster and has better rendering, and you can open multiple pages for multitasking. A 5-megapixel camera gives you choices of different scenes, like sports or close-up. It even has face detection.
Battery life seems good. I consider myself an average user, and I'm able to get through the day without the Torch dying on me. The phone is also a tiny bit heavier than I'm used to, but that doesn't bother me. It actually makes the Torch seem sturdier and more substantial.
The music app shows album art, it's easier to organize your podcasts, and uploading videos to YouTube is simple. None of these changes is dramatic, but the plethora of little tweaks makes this device more accessible and more — here's a word I never thought I'd use about a BlackBerry — fun.
I've been using a BlackBerry for a long time, and I was starting to think that I needed to switch to a different company because I was feeling technologically impaired compared with all my friends with iPhones and Droids. Luckily, this new Torch has put me back in the game.


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Polenta parmesan thyme crackers and vale Dolly
We are all very sad without Dolly. She might have been so naughty on occasion that she had to be sent out of the room, but she made Sylvia so happy. She would wait in the car for Sylvia to come out of child care and it was a joy to see my little girl's face light up as She saw her Dolly. She snuggled up in bed with Sylvia last thing at night and bounced around with her first thing in the morning. She helped put chia seeds in the smoothies, she banged on the computer, she jumped up and down, she had hair ties in her bonnet, and she made funny baby noises. She will be missed.
Fuss Free Cooking that I recently bookmarked on Pinterest. As soon as I saw the recipe I knew I needed to make them. I had bought Parmesan and not used it as intended. The thyme is going crazy in the garden. And I just love polenta.
Tinned Tomatoes for Bookmarked Recipes, an event founded by Ruth's Kitchen Experiments.
Previously on Green Gourmet Giraffe:
One year ago: Sylvia loves halva flapjack, carob cake and apricot slice
Two years ago: Collingwood Cupcakes
Three years ago: Green Home, Green Houses
Polenta parmesan thyme crackers
Slightly adapted from Fuss Free Cooking
Makes about 100 crackers
150g white bread flour, plus extra for kneading
100g polenta
50g parmesan cheese, finely grated
2 tsp thyme leaves
1 tsp salt
3 tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup water
Preheat oven to 200 C.
Mix all dry ingredients in a medium large mixing bowl. Add olive oil and integrate with dry ingredients - ie break up clumps as much as possible. Gradually stir in water until mixture comes together into a ball of dough.
Knead dough with some flour until you have a supple ball of dough that is neither too dry nor too sticky. (NB I used a bit more flour than I needed and had to add a little extra water to make the mixture supple again, so I advise only using a small amount of flour unless your dough is very sticky.)
Cut dough into two pieces. Roll out one half of the dough as thinly as possible (no more than 1/4 of a cm) with a rolling pin and a little flour. Then cut into squares or whatever shapes you fancy. Repeat with second half of the dough. I rolled mine on a sheet of baking paper, cut the squares and then transferred the crackers on the baking paper onto a baking tray.
Bake for 10-20 minutes until golden brown around the edges. (I think it took me 20 minutes but I had to return them to the oven a couple of times. It took Emily at Fuss Free Cooking about 7-10 minutes - I am sure her oven isn't as slow as mine).
Cool on a wire rack and keep in an airtight container.
Update 7/10/2012 - I made these again with chickpea flour instead of white bread flour and added a tbsp of pysllium husk powder - the mixture was a little more fragile but basically worked just as well. Crackers were great and gluten free.
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Oh, poor Sylvia, poor Dolly and poor you too. My brother lost his companion 'Froggie' outside the school gates at about 4 years old and was inconsolable. Froggie was only replaced when the school crossing lady provided him with a replacement frog, who was christened Kermit and who, I'm happy to say, was never lost. Sympathies. I hope your lovely looking crackers can provide a little comfort, you must need it!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Caroline - we are hoping dolly will be replaced - just waiting for the postman to deliver (after a discussion with Sylvia)Delete
So sorry to hear what a horrid week you've been having and oh dear poor Sylvia, I hope you are managing to pacify her and find an acceptable replacement.ReplyDelete
I'm really excited about these crackers and have bookmarked them. I'm a polenta fan too and never seem to be able to bake crisp crackers, so we shall see!Replies
Thanks Choclette - we hope the replacement will be acceptable when she arrives. Would love to hear how you go with these crackers - I think the polenta helped make them crispierDelete
So sorry to hear about the loss of Dolly... Poor dear Sylvia... These crackers are sure to provide nourishing comfort...ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Astra - Sylvia has enjoyed the crackers and today as she polished off the last, suggested I make more, so they have been some sort of comfort!Delete
Poor Dolly - I bet she's on her way to somewhere exciting like Paris or NYC! I've bookmarked these crackers too...just need to find the motivation to make them!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Miss Piggy - we have some theories about Dolly - I think as she disappeared at a beachside suburb, she is making sandcastles on the beach! I actually got the Pinterest pin from you (thanks) - highly recommend you try these crackersDelete
Oh Johanna that sounds like a hell of a week... the crackers look good though.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Brydie - touchwood this week is going better :-)Delete
So sad to hear about Dolly! I hope Sylvia isn't fretting too much. Your crackers look really good.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Mel - she is mostly ok but occasionally is really sad which makes me so sad!Delete
what a shame! Nice recipe though. I never thought to use polenta in crackers.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Adam - I don't think I have used polenta in crackers before either - but it makes such good sense and I think helped with the textureDelete
- Bliss Doubt25 September 2012 at 01:20
Oh, so sorry. Bye bye Dolly, fare thee well.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Bliss DoubtDelete
Hi Joanna I just found your blog from Bookmarked Recipes. I like it very much! Sorry about your daughter's doll. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Maria - nice to have you drop by, sorry it was at a sad moment with dolly being lostDelete
I'm so sorry to hear that Dolly is gone! Poor little Sylvia! :(ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Lorraine - it has made us all a bit low this week but we are looking forward to the arrival of the new dolly at leastDelete
Oh Johanna, what an awful week. I am so sorry about Dolly, but also about the other things (a fire in your back lane?? and is the camera lens ok??). The crackers do look perfect for a week like this.ReplyDelete
As a side note, I had a much loved rag doll when I was two that was my constant companion and by mistake it went into the boxes on ship to Australia when we came out - not our hand luggage. I was distraught even though we did get it back eventually. I was bought a male rag doll who was supposedly friends with my Georgina and he provided a poor but accepted substitute until Georgina came out of her box months later. Perhaps Sylvia can find a friend of Dolly's to keep her company?Replies
Thanks Kari - the fire was put out before it was too bad but could have been very bad if left to its own devices, the camera lens still works but I think there are some issues that might need addressing, and we are hoping that a new dolly will make Sylvia happier, though it wont be the same as a dolly that fits right into the crook of your arm and smells like home. big sigh!Delete
Surely someone knows where Dolly is! Poor Dolly - she will be missed. These crackers look lovely - hope they were cheering.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Cakelaw - it is a mystery to me how she could have disappeared at a farmers market that is all about community - not the sort of people to ignore a lost dolly - yet there was not a sign and when I rang later still no luck - still hard to believeDelete
That is defo a week of epic proportions. So sorry to hear about Dolly, I wish I had the words of comfort for Sylvia ... and yourself. The crackers look fab though, and I too hope they were able to bring some measure of comfort.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Chele - it is hard to know what to say to sylvia about dolly - she has had some extra tlc this weekDelete
What a week - I am SO sorry to hear about Dolly. I live in mortal fear of the same thing happening to Teddy in our house. I really hope she turns up after a wonderful adventure somewhere. It does happen - I wrote a newspaper story about it once!ReplyDelete
Amazing crackers, definitely bookmarking this one.Replies
Thanks Lucy - I still keep expecting her to turn up even though it seems impossible - a farmers market over the other side of town that meets only once a month is not a great place to leave a dolly - once it is packed up I would expect she would have been found if she was going to be and the guy I rang later didn't hold out much hope once she wasn't handed in straight after!Delete
That is sad about Dolly :(ReplyDelete
The crackers look amazing and I am going to try them. I think I might make some of your vegan cheese to go with them for Graham.Replies
Thanks Jac - yes very very very very very sad about dolly. I have tried a sort of vegan version of this recipe but it didn't work as well as these - with nutritional yeast flakes - am curious to know how it would work with vegan cheese - let me know if you do itDelete
Oh no, my deepest sympathies to Sylvia on her loss of Dolly!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Cindy :-(Delete
I'm so sorry that Sylvia has had to say goodbye to Dolly. Hugs.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1 October 2012 at 15:04
oh no! bye bye dolly!!!ReplyDelete
those crackers look great btw... I just dont feel like I have patience to do crackers/biscuits (which is ridiculous) but I might give these a go!
Thanks Carla - crackers are quick to make and if you can find a good dough, they don't give much grief (the chickpea crackers are great for a gf vegan dough if that is what you are after)Delete
This is so sad! I can so much understand the loss! It always was one of my biggest fears to lose my favorite stuffed animal (I still have it here with me and watch eagerly over it). I just hope Sylvia is okay!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Kath - am glad you never lost your snuggly thing - these cherished toys make me think of the velveteen rabbit - maybe the fairy has come to dolly because she was real :-)Delete
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She made her phase launching in 1975, however her very first considerable movie role came in "The Deer Hunter" (1978 ). This movie was a three-hour drama about the Vietnam War. It featured John Cazale and Christopher Walken, and Meryl Streep gave an effective efficiency.
Other movies that include Meryl Streep consist of "The Washington Post" (2007 ), which was directed by Steven Spielberg, and "The Reader" (2007 ), which was adapted by David Hare from the novel by Michael Cunningham. These films both won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Streep has actually acted in 27 movies. She won an Academy Award for her efficiency in the thriller Kramer vs. Kramer in 1979.
Stage Roles
Meryl Streep is understood for her exceptional acting abilities, and she is one of the most distinguished stars worldwide. She has played a variety of characters, and has earned lots of awards and elections for her work. Her stage and screen credits span more than a years, with functions in numerous classics. Here are a few of her most memorable performances
After studying at Vassar College, Meryl Streep started her career as a starlet. In her early profession, she starred in a couple of television series. Then, in the mid-1970s, she starred in the stage play "Happy End" and made her Broadway debut. This was followed by a function in the film "Happy End" and "Happy Days".
While at Yale, Streep went to drama school. By her junior year, she was taking voice lessons. She also studied opera. Although she studied drama, she was at first interested in musicals. Among her teachers was a famous singer, and she became so interested with the art that she later on signed up with the Yale Drama School.
During the 1980s, Meryl Streep started using up functions that included more major subjects. These consisted of the drama "Julia" (1977) and the Holocaust movie "The Deer Hunter" (1978 ).
She likewise starred in the comedy "Silkwood" (1983) and the musical "Mrs. Henderson Presents" (1998 ). Other significant motion pictures consist of "The Homesman" (1983 ), the western "The French Lieutenant's Woman" (1981) and the comedy "The Devil Wears Prada" (2003 ).
For her function in "The Iron Lady", Meryl Streep won her third Academy Award. Aside from her film performances, she has been understood to sing onstage, consisting of cover variations of songs. Among her other stage credits are Mamma Mia!, "Let Them All Talk", "Marvin's Room", and "Big Little Lies".
Streep also won her 8th Golden Globe award for her role in The Iron Lady.
Nominated Performances
Meryl Streep is one of the most embellished actors in film history. She's won 2 Academy Awards, and has likewise gotten numerous elections for different other awards. With 21 Oscar elections, she's no stranger to the competitors.
Her very first Academy Award came for her performance in the 1979 movie "Kramer vs. Kramer". It's one of the very best efficiencies ever put to film. The chemistry between Meryl Streep and Robert Redford is unforgettable.
Meryl Streep plays the no-nonsense principal of a New York Catholic school. Her character is accused of molestation by a priest. After hearing from a fellow nun about the abuse, she sets out to discover the reality.
Meryl Streep has actually taken on a great deal of uncommon roles, but she's always been a fantastic starlet. She's understood for her romantic performances, and she's won an Oscar for playing Margaret Thatcher. Other Oscar elections have originated from movies with more traditional stories, such as Frozen River and Central Station. But the star has also played the matriarch in a bitter household, the author of a screenplay, the nation's first female newspaper publisher, the ex-wife of an aberrant television author, and the terminally ill homeless female.
Her latest chosen function was as the matriarch of a bitter, scheming household in the movie "Miranda Priestly." This is a fictionalized version of Lauren Weisberger's book. In addition to a starring role, Streep also earned a supporting actress Oscar for her role.
She's also dealt with Steven Spielberg for more than 40 years. She also won an Emmy Award for her work in a Holocaust miniseries.
While her best-known films are the ones she's made with Spielberg, her other roles have been quite unforgettable also.


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The show's set in Chicago which is cool, of course. Although there's a part in the second episode where they go to Woodfield Mall, but the mall that's shown on Trust Me is definitely not Woodfield. That bugged me. I don't know why. It's kinda ridiculous, isn't it. Like I've said before - I need therapy. Anyway, it stars Eric McCormack, Tom Cavanagh, and Monica Potter who work at an ad agency in Chicago.
You have to watch the show so you know what I'm talking about when I say, "Do Thumbthing" (which I intend to say a lot from now on.) LOL! Do Thumbthing. Hee hee. Yeah, it doesn't take much to amuse me.
Anyway, here's a little video from my lunch with Monica Potter today. She's very pretty and thin and I just love how real she was at lunch. She's a working mom just trying to keep it all together like most of us. (I don't know what happened to the video. It looked great when I edited it, but once I loaded it to YouTube, it started looking all funky and dark. I'm sorry about the poor quality.)
MJ Tam and Jen Khatchatrian from Chicagonista, a website devoted to bringing you Chicago's hidden treasures from eats, plays, shopping, and events to family friendly activities both in the city and suburbs.
Me & Monica Potter. Yes, I know it's blurry. My flash didn't go off, but she was trying to get out the door, so I didn't want to hold her up by asking her to take another picture. Just squint your eyes and/or have a drink and it'll look clear.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lady Gaga has canceled the rest of her tour dates due to a hip injury.
Live Nation Global Touring said in a news release Wednesday that Lady Gaga has a tear in her right hip that will require surgery, followed by a recovery period.
The pop star's website showed 21 dates through March 20 remaining on her "Born This Way Ball" tour schedule. Fans who have already bought tickets will receive a refund beginning Thursday.
Lady Gaga postponed four dates on Tuesday after experiencing difficulties Monday during her concert in Montreal. The singer's show is high energy with non-stop dancing. She explained to fans on Twitter that she'd hurt herself while performing some time ago.
She wrote: "I hid it from my staff, I didn't want to disappoint my amazing fans. However after last nights performance I could not walk and still can't".
Gaga has not tweeted since.
A news release announcing postponements Tuesday said the 26-year-old singer, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, was suffering from synovitis, an inflammation of the joints. She underwent tests Wednesday morning that showed she had a labral tear in her right hip, however. The labrum is a layer of muscle that helps holds the ball-shaped hip joint in place. The news release says the surgery will require strict downtime.
The tour, in support of her second album "Born This Way," began last April in Asia and was one of 2012's highest grossing.
Pollstar reported the tour made more than $161 million in 2012 with an average attendance of more than 31,000, making it the fifth-highest grossing tour.


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Anonymous has resumed its fight with PayPal, but this time with a twist: instead of engaging in more denial-of-service attacks against the online payment processor, the group is exhorting its supporters to close their PayPal accounts and cease using the service. This new OpPayPal comes in the wake of arrests the FBI announced last week that were made in response to the large denial of service attacks made against PayPal after PayPal stopped processing donations to WikiLeaks.
The statement issued by Anonymous denounces PayPal for acquiescing to government pressure and blocking payments to WikiLeaks. The statement also expresses the group's outrage that the FBI has arrested suspected criminals, who face the possibility of 15 years in prison and fines of up to $500,000. As punishment for this Anonymous-unapproved action, the statement encourages everyone to use alternative services to PayPal, close their PayPal accounts, and post pictures of the closures to Twitter. Those who can't close their accounts for any reason are invited to complain to the company instead.
Reports on Twitter of account closures in response to Anonymous' boycott number in their hundreds, and Anonymous itself is claiming that some 35,000 accounts have been closed. eBay, owner of PayPal, saw its share price drop by around 2 percent when the markets opened this morning, and Anonymous is taking credit for this decline. However, given that the NASDAQ as a whole has dropped by about 1.8 points at the time of writing, this fall in price looks more likely to be a reflection of prevailing market trends, rather than any specific response to the PayPal boycott.
Meanwhile, the arrests have continued. The Metropolitan Police in the UK are claiming to have arrested Topiary, a key player in both AnonOps and Lulz Security. The report says that a 19-year-old male was arrested in the Shetland Islands as part of continuing investigation into the denial-of-service and hacking attacks made under both the Lulz Security and Anonymous banners. Other addresses in the north of England are being searched, and a 17-year-old male is also being interviewed in connection with the inquiry.


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Mentoring—The Importance and Necessity of Passing On Skills and Knowledge
When I was a 12-year-old-boy growing up in southern California I spent most of my free time working at the family-owned lumber and hardware store that my grandmother had started in 1920. While my friends were out riding their bikes or heading to the beach to flirt with girls under the warm So-Cal sun, I was driving a forklift unloading trucks and placing the units of lumber in neat stacks one atop the other in our lumber yard, which was about two football fields long. If I wasn't on a forklift, I was loading the backs of pickup trucks with huge scoops of sand or gravel with a skip loader while contractors stood, elbows on their hoods with their jaws hanging wide open wondering if a 12-year-old boy knew what he was doing. I never dented a truck or dropped a load of lumber and I owe all that to my Dad and the great guys he had working for him. I never felt like a slave to the business. On the contrary, I couldn't wait to get to the store after school to see what they were willing to let me try next.
Our Other Teachers
To me, these men were the "other" teachers I had growing up. I assumed every kid I knew had two schools; one that taught us reading, writing, and arithmetic, and the other that taught us skills that we could use when we grew up to make a living. Today, I realize that Dad and these other men were my first mentors. They never got agitated when I insistently asked them to teach me something new. Instead, they would actually stop what they were doing, show me once how to do something safely and efficiently, and then watch as I fumbled and made my own mistakes. After a few cuts and bruises they would ask me, "So Kevin, you still want to work in the business?" "Hell yeah!" I would answer enthusiastically; looking quickly around to make sure Mom wasn't around to hear my foul mouth. "Okay then, let's try again," they would say, helping me up or wrapping my cuts with good old electrical tape… bandages smandages.
I was extremely lucky to have these men in my life. Some don't enjoy that luxury. Perhaps that is why I am so adamant these days that all of us, whether you're a carpenter, a shoemaker, a baker, or a seamstress needs to take the time to teach, coach, and inspire others with fewer or lesser known skills than ourselves. Just think if the caveman never passed on what they knew to younger generations? The human species might have died off with the rest of the dinosaurs.
Mentoring With Stories
Storytelling, a form of mentorship, is embedded in every culture on the planet. It doesn't matter what religion you are or what country you are from, we have all learned that to continue to thrive as a species, we need to make sure younger, or less informed individuals, hear what we know so that they can take those tidbits of knowledge and use them, build upon them, improve them, tweak them, re-align them so that future generations may prosper and grow without causing harm to themselves or our planet.
The problem I see in today's society is compartmentalization. "I own it and you can't have any" reflects what seems to be a pervasive problem that leads to all sorts of inequity and inequality. This creates deeper and wider chasms between economic and social classes. A few may prosper by this methodology but, as a species, or, if you prefer, as an industry, we will all suffer.
Without the written word, cavemen taught cave boys to hunt and provide shelters for the tribe. This hands-on learning and sharing methodology has lost its luster in our modern, high-tech society. A two-minute YouTube video does not an expert make yet we assume so. At least that's what the younger generation is being led to believe.
Habitat X and Building Performance Centers
A fellow Habitat Xer of mine, Alex Glenn from Advanced Energy, shared with me at this year's Habitat X national conference in Helena, Montana, that there are studies out there showing that our attention spans are getting shorter and shorter. According to what Alex shared, Baby-boomers—my generation—have an attention span of about 12–15 minutes before they get a little antsy and want to change course or do something different in a classroom setting. Gen-Xers' last about 7–10 minutes before they're starting to fade out, and the up and coming Millennials have the attention span of about three minutes. Think about that if you're a trainer or a training entity. If I need three days to fill someone's head with new information and my student population starts tuning out every three to ten minutes, I have to be very creative in how I insert that knowledge into their heads.
Call me old fashioned but I still believe, especially for diagnostics and remediation skill sets that hands-on training and mentoring is the only way to go. Organizations that deliver 3–5 days of PowerPoint slides and call that a "certification" are always suspect to me, especially if they're boasting about their high test-score results. They're just scratching the surface and delivering only what the student needs to pass the test in my opinion. We all know there's way too much to know in this industry to bless someone as an "expert" after only a few days of watching slides on a wall.
At the Building Performance Centers, we're hoping to change all of that. With specific certifications we will provide a bundle of mentoring opportunities so that when a student leaves our facilities they know that they don't need to weather the storm alone. To do this economically, we are utilizing modern technology to provide a face-to-face experience. I personally know of only a few people in my state (California) that I would trust to answer questions of newly trained HERS Raters and Building Performance professionals. Because that list is so short, we'll be depending upon modern resources such as Google Hang Outs where we can create "communities" for each class delivery so that students can see and interact with their fellow classmates and the instructors well after they have obtained their certifications. This adds value to our service and provides what we feel is one of the missing links in our industry, how to make it sustainable and cost effective both for the students and the training organization.
At the recent Habitat X national conference (pictured above) put on by the esteemed expert and personal mentor to me, Chris Dorsi, has created an environment where industry aficionados can gather for a few days and learn and feed off of each other. The benefit for me to attend and sponsor Habitat X is that these participants are all my mentors, young and old. I learned as much from the young kid who just got into home performance as I did from experts like Chris Dorsi, Jay West, Ben Cichowski, Ann Edminster, Gary Klein, Colin Genge, Charisse Bartholomew, and Bill Spohn—to name a few who spoke at this year's event. It is always a unique and fabulous experience at Habitat X and I know that this collaborative learning and sharing atmosphere will add the glue to this shaky business we all love so much.
I shared with my fellow Xers in Helena that the older I get the more I want to turn around and make sure nobody's fallen off the cart. By that I mean we all, if we're really serious about creating a sustainable and valuable industry for ourselves, must lean on and trust and learn from one another. Don't close the door and not share. Swing it open wide, kick the frickin' thing down. Teach others, take time out of your week and reach back to make sure all your students are doing okay and ask them if they need any support or additional resources to help them grow their businesses.
Oh, and don't forget a roll of electrical tape. There's bound to be some cuts and bruises along the way and there may not be any Band-Aids nearby.
Kevin Beck is the COO of the Building Performance Center, Incorporated.
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Ted Ligety has created his own, unique way of skiing. And now, he's in pretty elite company.
Carving turns like nobody else, Ligety established a huge first-run lead and then comfortably held on to win the giant slalom at the Sochi Games on Wednesday, becoming the first American man to win two Olympic gold medals in Alpine skiing.
"To be able to throw it down in the event I had the most pressure in, and the event I was the favorite in - to be able to do that is awesome," Ligety said. "This was really the event that I wanted to win. ... I know where I stand in giant slalom."
Ligety won in a two-leg combined time of 2 minutes, 45.29 seconds.
Steve Missillier of France stood only 10th after the first run but had the fastest second leg to finish second, 0.48 behind. Alexis Pinturault, another Frenchman and one of Ligety's chief rivals over the past few seasons, was third, 0.64 behind.
Overall World Cup leader Marcel Hirscher of Austria finished fourth for the second consecutive Olympics in this event, 0.94 back, but will be the favorite for Saturday's slalom.
Ligety's first gold came in combined at the 2006 Turin Games as a 21-year-old — before he had ever won a World Cup race.
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So this was a career-defining moment.
Ligety was also a favorite in super-combined but finished 12th. Then he was an even more disappointing 14th in super-G last weekend.
"I knew I was the favorite coming into today and having struggled in Vancouver, having been a little bit of a lackluster Olympics so far up until today, I knew there was a lot of pressure on today and I really wanted to perform and ski the way I knew that I could ski," Ligety said. "To be able to perform and do what I wanted to do on skis and have it equal a gold medal is truly awesome."
The only other American to win two Olympic golds in Alpine skiing was Andrea Mead Lawrence, who took both the women's slalom and giant slalom at the 1952 Oslo Games.
"To be able to be up there with some of the greats is really an honor," said Ligety, who is from Park City, Utah.
Four other American men - Bode Miller, Phil Mahre, Tommy Moe and Bill Johnson - have won one Olympic gold.
Ligety celebrated by twirling around in the finish area while still on his skis. The crowd realized he had won even before he crossed the line, and showered him with applause for the last few gates.
Ligety had such a large lead after the opening run - 0.93 seconds - that he could afford to ease up a bit on his second trip down and he was only 14th fastest in the afternoon leg.
But that was more than enough to give the U.S. its first gold in Alpine skiing of the Sochi Games.
In both runs, Ligety showed off his unparalleled technique of arcing turns, leaning down and touching the snow with his hips, gloves and thighs at every opportunity to get the best angles. Other skiers displayed sharper turns but Ligety's were far more fluid.
"Ted goes so round that his turn is naturally a longer radius," said Miller, who finished 20th in what he said was his final race in Sochi. "He generates more speed and links one turn to the next and because he has so much space, he never pinches or gets in trouble because he's always way far from the gate."
Ligety won nine of 14 World Cup giant slalom races this season and last season. He took gold in GS at the last two world championships and won the season-long World Cup title in the discipline four of the last six years.
"I think he's one of the best GS skiers in history," Miller said. "He's so much better at it than everybody else. ... He just is so consistent. He makes no errors. And anybody who's trying to cut off line just ends up making mistakes and it makes a huge gap."
At last year's worlds in Schladming, Austria, Ligety also won gold in super-G and super-combined, making him the first man with at least three golds at a worlds since Jean Claude Killy earned four back in 1968.
At 29, Missillier had not achieved that much in his career. His only podium result on the World Cup circuit was a third-place finish in a slalom on home snow in Val d'Isere in December 2010.
After Ligety and Hirscher, Pinturault has been among the best GS skiers over the past four seasons, compiling one win and nine podium results.


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Built to Last
The Ascent is well-built in the U.S.A. for long-lasting quality. And with 97% of Subaru vehicles sold in the last 10 years still on the road today[3], you can count on it being part of your family for all the adventures ahead. That legendary reliability is one reason why Subaru is Kelley Blue Book's Most Trusted Brand for six years running[4].
Standard Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive and up to 27 MPG**
Designed for optimal balance and an even distribution of power for maximum traction, standard Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive makes for exceptional stability, impressive efficiency, and a quick response to driving conditions.
The standard direct-injection turbocharged SUBARU BOXER® engine combines the power of turbocharging and the efficiency of direct injection to deliver 260 horsepower. With over 500 miles of highway driving range[5], almost any destination is within reach.
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Conquer rough terrain with 8.7 inches of ground clearance and standard X-MODE, which optimizes the Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive system for maximum traction on slippery surfaces. It's a combination of capability features the Honda Pilot, Toyota Highlander, and Ford Explorer can't match. X-MODE also incorporates Hill Descent Control for stability and confidence when descending more difficult grades.
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Standard on: Premium, Limited, and Touring
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Adaptable for any family adventure.
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Spacious, Comfortable Interior for 7 or 8 Passengers
The Ascent gives you the option of second-row bench seating for up to eight or available captain's chairs with space for seven. With up to 153.5 cubic feet of passenger volume, extra-wide rear door openings, and ample cargo space plus underfloor storage, there's room for every passenger and all their gear.
Second-Row Captain's Chairs
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The STARLINK Entertainment Anywhere package is available to make every trip in your Ascent even more enjoyable. With two iPad® devices, you and your passengers have endless opportunities to stay connected, engaged, and entertained. Passengers can also utilize the built-in Wi-Fi capability to stream their favorite content or search the web.
This premium entertainment experience is a great value and can be enjoyed in the backseat of your Ascent or wherever else your travels take you[6].
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Standard EyeSight® Driver Assist Technology
EyeSight has been found to reduce the rate of rear-end crashes with injuries by up to 85%[7].
EyeSight monitors traffic movement, optimizes cruise control, and warns you when you're swaying outside your lane. The automatic Pre-Collision Braking feature can even apply full braking force and bring you to a complete stop in emergency situations[8]. It's just one of the reasons why the 2020 Ascent received the highest possible rating for front crash prevention from IIHS.
Standard on: All models
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The 2021 Ascent features STARLINK Multimedia with standard Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™ integration. Wireless pairing and hands-free smartphone operation allow for safe and easy connection to your favorite apps and content. Access news, navigation, music, podcasts, and more through available cloud-based STARLINK apps and SiriusXM®[9]. Plus, a built-in and voice-activated navigation system powered by TomTom is available, as well as an 8-inch touchscreen.
SUBARU STARLINK Safety and Security
STARLINK Safety and Security[10] offers an array of connected services to help keep you and your Ascent safe whether you're in your vehicle, at your computer, or on your mobile device. Advanced Automatic Collision Notification will alert an operator in the event of an accident. SOS Emergency Assistance can get you roadside help at the push of a button. And there's even more features for added convenience and peace of mind, including Stolen Vehicle Recovery, Vehicle Alerts, and Remote Services. There's also STARLINK Concierge services for personal assistance with tasks like navigation, restaurant reservations, and scheduling service appointments.
Available on: Premium, Limited, and Touring
Learn more about SUBARU STARLINK Safety and Security
Active Safety for Added Awareness
A suite of active safety features is available on the 2021 Ascent, all working together to keep you and your family safe. The available Blind-Spot Detection[11] system warns you with a visual indicator in each side mirror if it senses a vehicle in your blind spots. Available Rear Cross-Traffic Alert[11] helps warn you of traffic approaching from the side as you are backing up. And with available Reverse Automatic Braking, the Ascent can even stop itself to help avoid objects behind you[12].
Blind-Spot Detection and Rear Cross-Traffic Alert Standard on: Premium, Limited, Touring
Reverse Automatic Braking Standard on: Limited, Touring
Reverse Automatic Braking Available on: Premium
All-Around Awareness
The available Smart Rear-View Mirror uses a dedicated camera to maintain visibility when the view behind is obstructed, while a standard Rear-Vision Camera provides extra safety when reversing. And an available 180-degree Front-View Monitor gives the same confidence that your path ahead is safe and clear.
LED Steering Responsive Headlights and High Beam Assist
Get a clearer look around every bend with standard LED Steering Responsive Headlights, which actively track in the direction of a turn to enhance visibility. Available High Beam Assist can automatically switch the headlights between the high and low settings when an oncoming vehicle is detected, enhancing safety for both you and other drivers on the road.
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Maintaining a 100% Hydration White Flour Starter
The following is a description of how I maintain my 100% hydration (1:1 flour:water by weight) starter. The term 100% hydration refers to the baker's percentage of water in the starter, i.e. the water in the starter is 100% of the weight of the flour in the starter.
This maintenance regime assumes that your starter is already healthy, fresh, and active. This is not what I would do to "start a starter", but rather it is the maintenance regime I follow to store, revive, and use my starter over time.
The following characteristics are for a 100% hydration starter. The characteristics, signs of health, problems, and readiness for use are different for starters maintained at different hydration levels.
Characteristics of my 100% hydration white flour starter:
- The weight of flour and water in the starter are equal.
- The flour is either bread or AP flour with protein content around 11-13%.
- The water is bottled (Poland Spring).
- Normally fed at room temperature.
- Stored in the refrigerator when not being fed.
- The consistency can be described as a thick, stirrable paste after it is fed.
Characteristics of a recently fed, fresh, active 100% hydration starter:
- It rises by double in about 4-5 hours at room temperature after a feeding of 1:2:2 (starter:flour:water by weight)
- It maintains a reasonably thick, elastic consistency after rising by double.
- It smells very pleasant. The smell could be described as flowery, tangy, and slightly sweet.
- No liquid layers develop on top or in the middle even hours after rising by double.
- Hooch (an alcoholic layer of liquid on top) forms eventually when it is stored in the refrigerator for a week or more or left out for a long time at room temperature after doubling.
Characteristics of a 100% hydration starter that is not yet ready or is possibly unhealthy:
- Unpleasant odors a few hours after feeding.
- Separated layers of liquid form a few hours after feeding.
- Takes longer than 4-6 hours to rise by double at room temperature after a 1:2:2 feeding (starter:flour:water by weight).
- Develops a runny consistency a few hours after feeding.
An Important Note on the Large Effect of Temperature on Rise Times
Before launching into the information below on maintaining starters, it is worthwhile to point out one of the largest points of confusion in sourdough starter maintenance. Temperature has a big effect on the speed of reproduction and the activity of the organisms in a sourdough culture. For example my kitchen may average 76F in the summer and only 69F in the winter. At 76F, my starter may rise by double after a 1:2:2 feeding in 4.2 hours, whereas at 69F it will double in 6.4 hours. At 64F, it would take 9.4 hours. It is not a problem to follow the procedures below in a kitchen with a temperature averaging 64F; but clearly, you need to allow for rise times of roughly double in the various discussions below. So, adjust your expectations and timing accordingly, if your temperatures don't hover fairly close to 74F or so, which is the temperature assumed for the discussions below.
Assuming a healthy, active starter, here is the maintenance regime I follow to feed, store, revive, and use my starter.
I almost always feed my starter 1:2:2 (starter:flour:water by weight) and then allow it to rise by double at room temperature, which should take about 4.5 hours when it is fully active and recently fed. Once it has risen by double, it is placed in the refrigerator. The starter can then be used directly from the refrigerator in a recipe for the next 3 days. On the first day, it is almost the same as it was right after it rose by double. On the second day, it has a little more flavor and may be ever so slightly weaker, but it is still at an excellent point to use in a recipe. After 3 days, it can still be used, but it will have stronger, more sour flavors, and it will be noticeably weaker in terms of rising power. If you have a recipe that uses a very small percentage of starter in the dough, it won't matter much if you use old starter. I've used week old starter in recipes where the flour contributed to the dough was only 5% of the total flour weight. If you are using the starter in a recipe that has a high percentage of starter, it may be better to use the starter after 2 days or less in the refrigerator.
Although it may not make much difference, I actually maintain my starter with a 1:2:2.2 feeding ratio, i.e. at a 90% hydration. With the bread flour I use (KA Bread Flour) that results in a consistency of a thick paste that is a little difficult to stir once you mix it up well. The amounts you work with don't matter much, either, other than the amount of flour being thrown out. I typically work with a total culture size of about 80 grams. My scale will measure down to 1 gram of precision. A typical 1:2:2.2 feeding would be (16g:30g:34g) of (old starter:water:flour). Below I am doing 1:10:11 feedings, which are done by feeding (4g:40g:44g) of (old starter:water:flour).
The above method works great, but see in the variation section below for an update on how I am feeding most recently to better accomodate a 12 hour feeding cycle. Also, I now use an even thicker consistency, around 80% hydration. It seems to keep longer this way on the counter or in the refrigerator.
Once the starter has been in the refrigerator for more than three days, I consider it to be in storage. It can't be used directly in a recipe, but instead will have to be revived. If I plan to store my starter for a period of time longer than 2 weeks, I usually will thicken it up, as it keeps better at a thicker consistency. However, even at 100% hydration, I've had no problems reviving my starter after 2 months. At thicker consistencies, the starter can last for many months in the refrigerator. I believe Glezer says it can last more than a year in a very stiff consistency, like 50% hydration. However, the longest I've gone with my starter is 2 months. I use glass canisters for both feeding and storage. I usually pour the ready to refrigerate starter into a fresh container, so that the sides are clean and the starter is stirred down to take up less volume. The containers have a rubber gasket that seals them from the air in the refrigerator but allows some gas to escape if pressure and gasses build up in the container.
When the starter has been in the refrigerator for more than a few days, it must be revived first before it can be used in a recipe. I do this by simply feeding it once or twice in the manner described under "Feeding". After being stored for a week or two or more, rising by double after a 1:2:2 feeding may take something like 6-8 hours at room temperature. If it only takes 6 hours, one feeding works fine. However, if it takes more than 6 hours to rise by double at room temperature, I generally feed it one more time. The second feeding usually takes much closer to 4.5 hours, which is an indication it is fully revived. On the occasion where it had been stored for 2 months, it took a third feeding at room temperature before the starter would rise by double in 4.5 hours at room temperature after a 1:2:2 feeding.
One subtle aspect of all this is the question of how long after the starter has doubled should you wait to feed it again. The starter needs to ripen enough to bring the cell counts up to their maximum level. In the period after you feed the starter, the cell counts of yeast and lactobacillus will double every couple of hours or so. Once the starter is ripe enough, the yeast and lactobacillus cell counts will stop increasing. The pH and acid levels get to a point where they attenuate the cell activity, and they can no longer multiply in numbers. So, you want to let the starter mature enough to reach that maximum cell count, and then feed it again or store it. Just based on experience, it seems like my starter does well as long as I let it sit for an hour or two beyond the point it doubles. I usually "stir it down" at the point it doubles, and then let it rise some more. However, I refrigerate it right when it doubles, since it will continue to ripen in the refrigerator. Recently, I was rushing my feeding schedule and slowed my starter down by trying to feed too early, just before it had completely doubled, in fact. The result was that it was taking longer than usual to rise. The solution was to let it sit a while longer for a few feedings in a row. It didn't take long at all for it to bounce back to doubling in 4.5 hours from a 1:2:2 feeding at room temperature.
You can feed at a lower or higher ratio than 1:2:2 in order to adjust the amount of starter you want to build to match a recipe or to better match the times when you can feed the starter conveniently. However, I never feed at a lower ratio than 1:1:1 to avoid any problems with acid building up or the starter becoming too ripe or underfed. Higher ratios can be used to lengthen out the rise time if you know you will not be back within 4-6 hours to store the starter in the refrigerator before it becomes too ripe. At warmer temperatures, the starter will rise by double much more quickly after a 1:2:2 feeding, taking something like 2.5 hours at about 85F, for example. At 85F the timing for rising by double will be very roughly half as long as at room temperature, and at 65F the timing will be very roughly twice as long (very, very roughly).
Recently, I've been experimenting with feeding ratios for a 12 hour room temperature maintenance schedule. I have found that feeding 1:10:11 (for a slightly thicker consistency I'm using 90% hydration), results in a 12 hour cycle. The starter will double 8 hours after the 1:10:11 feeding, and then I stir it down and let it ripen some more. If I feed every 12 hours on this cycle, the starter is at full strength from about 8 to 12 hours after being fed (all this at room temperature). When you feed a starter routinely at higher ratios, like 1:10:11, it will ferment for longer periods of time at higher pH. The result should be that the starter will have relatively more lactobacillus in it compared to a starter maintained with a 1:2:2 feeding ratio, since the lactobacillus thrive in a slightly higher pH environment (around 5 pH). I can't say what the effect on flavor would be, but it makes sense that the aromatic compounds and acids produced by the lactobacillus would be more evident in the one maintained with the high feeding ratio. Although this is not at all scientific, I do think that the starter I've maintained with a 1:10:11 feeding ratio has a more intense aroma than the one fed with a 1:2:2 ratio.
Even more recently (added 12/14/2007), I've settled on feeding every 12-17 hours using a feeding of 1:4:5 (starter:water:flour by weight). Using this procedure, the starter doubles in volume in about 4.75 hours at 76F or about 7.25 hours at 69F. Even at 69F, the starter has peaked in 12 hours, so it can be fed again. At 76F, it will peak and fall after 12 hours, but it is still at full strength and will rise vigorously when fed. It seems like a good compromise that can be used year-round for a 12 hour cycle. The starter can be maintained on the counter at room temperature indefinitely using this procedure. If I know I won't be baking bread for a while, I thicken up the starter by feeding it 1:4:7 to thicken it up when I feed it next, and put it in the refrigerator immediately after feeding. Then, I take it out a day or two in advance of the next bread-making session and revive by letting it rise by double and feeding 1:4:5 every 12 hours. Although I generally go through the revival procedure, I've found that the starter is at close to full strength even after 7 days in the refrigerator when stored this way. So, it's possible to take the starter out of the refrigerator, let it rise by double, and use most of it in a bread recipe, and take a tiny portion of it to revive for a couple of feeding cycles before returning it again to the refrigerator using the 1:4:7 feeding and refrigerating immediately.
When to Refrigerate
I like flavors to be less sour and more mild in sourdough breads I make. I've found that the right flavors and lower amounts of sour flavor seem to be there when I don't let the starter become overly ripe before using it in a recipe. That's why I tend to refrigerate when the starter has just doubled. You can experiment with feeding schedules that allow the starter to become more ripe before refrigerating. It will change the balance of organisms in the culture and therefore the flavor. Also, when you use a large percentage of starter, the larger amount of accumulated byproducts of fermentation in a more ripe starter will contribute directly to the flavor and texture of the dough, in addition to the contribution made by the subsequent fermentation.
An Additional Tip on Refrigerated Starter Storage
If you are using your starter fairly frequently, like once a week, then just refrigerating it when it doubles will work very well. You can use the starter directly out of the refrigerator for a period of time if stored that way. For storage it works well, as I've had no problem reviving my starter after 2 months when stored just after doubling. However, as Mike Avery commented below, and I've verified as well, feeding a well revived and healthy starter in such a way as to thicken it to a firm consistency and then refrigerating it immediately allows the starter to keep very well for longer periods of time. It can be removed from the refrigerator and allowed to rise by double or a little more and used directly in a recipe, even after a week, I've found. If you use this procedure, the starter should still be "revived" with enough feedings, usually one or two more, at room temperature to verify that the starter is rising at full strength again before it is again stored in the refrigerator.
Converting Starters
I sometimes make a recipe starter for a whole grain bread by feeding some of my starter with spelt or whole wheat. I have never fed a starter with whole grain repeatedly to completely convert it, so I have to accept the flavor as is and a small amount of white flour in my whole grain recipes. I'm sure there are many subtle flavor differences if you feed repeatedly and fully convert a starter from being fed exclusively with white flour to being fed exclusively with a whole grain flour. I've found the feeding and rising process works about the same way with whole grains for a recipe starter, except that the rise times seem a little bit faster with the whole grain flours.
It's pretty hard to kill a healthy starter, but here are a few ways to possibly send yours over the edge.
- Heat the starter to over 95F and kill the organisms - easier than you might think, for example...
- Use actual oven heat and get up over 100F very quickly.
- Place the starter in an oven with the light on - check carefully first - it can be much hotter than you think in there with just the oven light on and the door closed.
- Use hot water to feed your starter
- Put acids in the culture
- The culture doesn't need acid if it's healthy. It generates all the acid it needs on its own.
- Sometimes a small shot of vinegar or other acid, such as pineapple juice, may help fix a sluggish culture, but if you feed acid repeatedly, you can put too much in and kill the starter.
- Not feeding the culture for too long at warm temperatures or repeatedly underfeeding over long periods.
- When out of the refrigerator, the culture will be very active and must be fed to stay healthy.
- It is especially easy to underfeed a culture when temperatures are warmer.
- Overfeeding the culture
- If you feed before the culture has ripened enough repeatedly you can dilute the culture and eventually kill it.
- More likely to happen at colder temperatures, stiffer consistencies, or higher feeding ratios. Let the culture rise by double, then let it ripen for a number of hours beyond that. A dip should form in the middle when the culture is at its peak. You can let it go for a number of hours beyond the point it dips, but it should be ready to feed at the point it is dipping or collapsing on itself.
- If you refrigerate the culture for storage, you can let it just rise by double and then refrigerate it. It will continue to ripen in the refrigerator. However, allow it to come to full ripeness at room temperature over a couple of feedings once in a while, normally done when reviving the culture for baking, to avoid any decline similar to overfeeding caused by repeatedly refrigerating when it has just doubled.
Given the above, it makes a lot of sense to keep back a small amount of old starter in the refrigerator, even if just the scrapings from the inside of the container that came out of the refrigerator, until you're sure the feeding went well. It's also not a bad idea to make a small amount of stiff starter and keep as a backup. Some dry their starter and freeze or store it for backup.
Tips on Quantities Used, Mixing Technique, and Volumes (a scale is highly recommended, but to use measuring spoons...)
As I've gained experience, the amounts of starter I work with have dropped. I haven't found any disadvantages to using smaller quantities. For example, my most recent feeding routine (mentioned in the variations section above) is 1:4:5 (starter:water:flour by weight) is done by taking a clean jar, putting it on the scale and adding 5 grams of starter and 20 grams of water. I stir vigorously with a tiny whisk to aerate and thoroughly mix the starter into the water. Then, I add 25g of flour and use a fork to thoroughly mix the flour into water, forming a fairly thick paste - not quite a dough, but very thick. I then take a small spatula and scrape down the sides, put the lid on the jar, and place the jar in a nice unobtrusive spot on my counter where hopefully no one will disturb it.
If you don't have a scale, my first advice is to get one. It makes baking much more reliable, especially when you are trying to reproduce another baker's recipe. A good digital scale costs about $25 and is very much worth the trouble. Still, the procedure in the previous paragraph is easy to do by taking 1 teaspoon of starter, adding 2 tablespoons of water, and stirring vigorously to aerate and completely mix the starter into the water. Then, add 3 tablespoons and possibly another teaspoon or so of flour, and mix thoroughly with a fork. Scrape down the sides of the jar, cover, and place on the counter.
If you are planning to store the starter for a long time in the refrigerator, it helps to carefully drop the recently fed and thickened starter into a clean jar, so that there is no film of flour or paste stuck to the sides at all. Over a longer period, it is possible for mold to grow on a residue of flour paste left on the sides of the jar.
What I describe above is just one way to do it. I'm sure there are many other ways, but I find this method convenient and robust. It's hard to kill a healthy freshly fed and risen starter that is stored in the refrigerator. It is convenient that the starter remains in a good usable state for several days. Very small amounts can be used when storing it for long periods to avoid large amounts of flour waste. I store something like 100 grams when I'm planning to store the starter for more than a few days, so my revival can be used in a recipe without wasting much if any flour. Maintaining only one starter and converting it for recipes each time is easy and convenient, although by not fully converting the starter to a whole grain flour some flavor or other characteristics may be missed with this approach.


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